1968-1970 Chevrolet Corvettes - Remember When...

Thoughts from the automotive past by Doug MarionWhen 1968 tic-toc'd in, Corvette owners world-wide had already enjoyed five glorious, fun years with C2 Sting Rays-some 117,964 RPO cars in all (model year 1963 through 1967). Long about 1965, Chevrolet displayed (mostly via photos) a futuristic pointy-nose Corvette prototype. Everyone then pretty much assumed this was what the C3 body styling would resemble. Not everyone liked the look. But others were ready for a change. The top C2/Sting Ray sales totals were for the '66 model year with 27,720 (9,958 coupes and 17,762 roadsters).inline_mediumwraptextright00This factory photo rolls back the clock to Chevrolet's primary '68 Corvette introduction. Imagine if this was the very first time you saw it up close and personal! Yes, the suspension was still front and rear IRS, but the body and interior were all-new. The icing on the cake was that Corvette all-time sales records were set in 1968, then again in 1969.27261026/thehistoryof/corp_1005_1968_1970_chevrolet_corvettescorp_1005_0 1+1968_1970_chevrolet_corvettes+.jpgtrue


Photo Gallery: 1968-1970 Chevrolet Corvettes - Thoughts On The Historic C3 Stingrays - Corvette Fever Magazine

Photo Gallery: 1968-1970 Chevrolet Corvettes - Thoughts On The Historic C3 Stingrays - Corvette Fever Magazine


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